Requesting the joint committee on government and finance to conduct
a study of the use of corporal punishment and its effect on
juvenile misconduct within West Virginia's school system in
order to regain order and discipline.

Whereas, With reports of students blatantly defying our
teachers with any attempt to discipline them for their wrongdoing
and causing many teachers within our school system to fear the very
students they are attempting to educate; and
Whereas, With reports of students bringing weapons to our
schools, causing fear among not only our teachers, school
administrators and service personnel but also the students they are
charged to protect; and
Whereas, It is time to put our teachers, school administrators
and service personnel back in charge of our schools in order to
preserve the right of all of our students to obtain an education
without interference from the misconduct of a few students; and
Whereas, It is the Legislature's responsibility to protect the citizens of West Virginia and to preserve the right of all our
students to obtain an education and to preserve the rights of our
teachers, school administrators and service personnel to perform
their duties without fear; therefore, be itResolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:That the joint committee on government and finance is hereby
requested to conduct a study of the use of corporal punishment and
its effect on juvenile misconduct within West Virginia's school
system; and, be itFurther Resolved, That the joint committee on government and
finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 1997, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be itFurther Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from the legislative appropriations to the joint committee on
government and finance.